Record header format for all record types shows the record header format. It is common to all records.

Table 1. Record header format for all record types

Field number

Field name

Sample value

Type

Comments

1

Record ID

1000

Integer

Currently there are no checks on the integer values.

Ideally there would be a unique value for each record.

This is useful when looking into the log files to identify the

record within the data file.

2

Record Type

CIRCUIT

String

In this release, the only valid value will be CIRCUIT. In

future releases, additional record types may be added

such as TL and TLG.

3

Domain

SONET-SDH

String

Identifies the domain that the record should be processed

in. The valid values are: SONET-SDH, LO-SONET-SDH,

WDM.